Well, good morning, everyone. It's good to see you all here this morning. I hope you guys had a good Christmas and are looking forward to a God-centered 2025. It's hard to believe it's already here. Let's all stand this morning and get started in prayer and in honor of scripture reading this morning. Lord, I want to thank you for all that you do for us and the opportunity to come into your house this morning and worship and lift up your name above all names and glorify you as best we know how. Thank you for all the provisions that you provided for us, and thank you for Bible study this morning, and also thank you for Pastor being here this morning. I ask that you move him out of the way and let your seed go forth as good word into our lives and our hearts, and may it find fertile ground to grow and be prosperous, as you would find in your will. I ask this in the name of your son, Jesus. Scripture reading this morning is gonna be 2 Samuel 22, verses one to four. Let's all read this together, please. And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, the Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer. The God of my rock, in him will I trust. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower and my refuge. my savior, thou savest me from violence. I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised, so shall I be saved from mine enemies, amen. And our first hymn this morning is gonna be Rock of Ages, and that's hymn 342 in your book if you're following along there. Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee. Let the water and the blood from Thy wounded side which flow be of sin a double cure. Save from wrath and make me Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill Thy laws demands These for sin could not atone Thou must save and Thou alone In my hand no price I bring Simply to Thy cross I cling ♪ While I draw this fleeting breath ♪ ♪ When mine eyes shall close in death ♪ ♪ When I rise to worlds unknown ♪ ♪ And behold, beyond my throne ♪ ♪ Rock of ages, cleft for me ♪ ♪ Let me hide myself in Thee ♪ Amen, will you please be seated? And our second hymn this morning is gonna be What a Friend We Have in Jesus, and that's hymn 483 in your book if you're following along there. What a friend we have in Jesus All our sins and griefs to bear What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer Oh, what peace we often forbid Oh, what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer ♪ Have we trials and temptations ♪ ♪ Is there trouble anywhere ♪ ♪ We should never be discouraged ♪ ♪ Take it to the Lord in prayer ♪ ♪ Can we find a friend so faithful ♪ ♪ All our sorrows share ♪ Jesus knows our very weakness ♪ Take it to the Lord in prayer ♪ Are we weak and heavy laden ♪ Comfort with the Lord of care ♪ Precious Savior still our refuge ♪ ♪ Take it to the Lord in prayer ♪ ♪ Do thy friends despise forsake thee ♪ ♪ Take it to the Lord in prayer ♪ ♪ In His arms He'll take and shield thee ♪ ♪ Thou wilt find us soulless there ♪ In His arms He'll take and shield thee ♪ Thou wilt find us soulless there Amen. Will you please stand for our third hymn this morning? And that's gonna be My Faith Has Found a Resting Place. And I'm sorry, give me one moment here. And that's hymn 412 in your book if you're following along there. My faith has found a resting place, Not ended by snore greed. I trust the ever-living One, His wounds for me shall bleed. I need no other argument, I need no other plea, It is enough that Jesus died and that He died for me. Enough for me that Jesus saves, this ends my fear and doubt. Of sinful soul I come to Him, He'll never cast me out. I need no other argument, I need no other plea. It is enough that Jesus died, and that He died, My heart is leaning on the word, the living word of God. Salvation by my Savior's name, salvation through His blood. I need no other argument, I need no other plea. It is enough that Jesus died and that He died My great Physician heals the sick, the lost He came to save. For me His precious blood He shed, for me His life He gave. I need no other arguments, I need no other plea. It is enough that Jesus died, and that He died for me. It is enough that Jesus died, and that He died for me. Amen. Will you please be seated?